Joe Halpin wrote:
>
> I hadn't noticed this personally because I don't use the -a option that
> much. But I saw a discussion about it on comp.unix.shell, and thought
> I'd mention it in case nobody else did.
Hi Joe.
This question is now offically frequently asked on this list.
It's the biggest gripe with RedHat 7.1 and/or fileutils 4.1.
Apparently the change was made in the ls.c source code to
bring it into POSIX compliance, which sorts the output using
the LC_COLLATE feature of you locale settings.
Workaround is to set LC_COLLATE to POSIX or C.
It's a difficult debate. 20 years of historical
ls behavior vs POSIX standards.
Best,
Matthew
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